# Eleodes suturalis

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Species of beetle

Red-backed darkling beetle Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Cucujiformia Family: Tenebrionidae Genus: Eleodes Species: E. suturalis Binomial name Eleodes suturalis (Say, 1823) Synonyms[1] Blaps suturalis Say, 1823 Eleodes texana LeConte, 1858

***Eleodes suturalis*** is a species of [darkling beetle](/source/Darkling_beetle). As currently known, it is [endemic](/source/Endemic) to the United States. Their range extends from [South Dakota](/source/South_Dakota) to [Texas](/source/Texas) and west to southwestern [Wyoming](/source/Wyoming), [Colorado](/source/Colorado), [New Mexico](/source/New_Mexico), and extreme southeastern [Arizona](/source/Arizona),[1][2] and probably into Mexico. Males measure 25–36 mm (1.0–1.4 in) and females 21.5–33.5 mm (0.8–1.3 in) in length.[1] They can be easily identified by the distinctive red stripe which goes down the center of their flat [elytra](/source/Elytron).

## Ecology

Like other members of the genus *[Eleodes](/source/Eleodes)*, when these beetles feel threatened they raise their abdomen into the air and secrete a foul smelling liquid. Both the larva and adults are herbivorous in nature, eating the seeds of various plants.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Triplehorn_et_al._2015_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Triplehorn_et_al._2015_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Triplehorn_et_al._2015_1-2) Triplehorn, Charles A.; Thomas, Donald B. & Smith, Aaron D. (2015). "A revision of *Eleodes* subgenus *Eleodes* Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)". *Transactions of the American Entomological Society*. **141** (1): 156–196. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.3157/061.141.0111](https://doi.org/10.3157%2F061.141.0111). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [86220224](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:86220224).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BugGuide_2-0)** ["Species *Eleodes suturalis*"](https://bugguide.net/node/view/52519). *BugGuide.net*. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

- Calkins, C.O.; Kirk, V.M. (eds.) 1973: *Environmental Entomology, Volume 2, Issue 1*.

Taxon identifiers Eleodes suturalis Wikidata: Q48842451 BioLib: 1199381 BOLD: 383174 BugGuide: 52519 EPPO: ELEOSU GBIF: 9742567 iNaturalist: 326155 NatureServe: 2.896036 NCBI: 2919188 Open Tree of Life: 7751872

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